The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-01-20

1t Is q popular belief that the bran
contains the phosphates, the bone
making material of the wheat. This
belief is certainly supported and justi-
fed by the figures above given, and
this large proportion of ash, of which
more than one-half is phosphoric acid,
gives to modern bran very high feed
ing value for certain uses. But how
we ourselves, by the fashion and fancy
for snow-white flour and bread, have
reduced our own food in this direction
may be seen by the following:
ANALYSIS OF WHEAT FLouRs.
Ftoars. Ash. Protein. Fiber. Starch. Fat.
New process.0.42 1924 none. $3.50 liz
No. 5 Hour. .O.S s.SS ... .... ss.si I i.0S I
Truly little bran with the flour
would be better for us, as it greatly in
creases the nutriment of the flour. The
pound of ash in the barrel of 1876
pounds of flour contains ounces of
potash and 8 ounces of phosphoric acid,
and the flour itself being almost wholly
starch. Thus we feed ourselves with a
total disregard of the necessities of our
alimentary system, while we study
carefully how we can best feed calf or
a pig to rear it healthfully and profita-
bly,. The above analysis of bran show
it to be most excellent food for young
animals, for cows giving milk and but
ter, and for fattening cattle. Taking
the fat as equivalent to two and a hall
times the nutritive value of starch, we
have nutritive ratio of IS very nearly,
which Is the normal ratio for the
healthful maintenance of an animal.
Hence bran contains not only the
right proportion, but every kind Of
nutiitive element needed for the health.
full growth Of an animal, and it is there.
fore the best possible food for young
stock and for milch cows. Moreover. a
it contains the fat-producing elements
the starch and oil-in sufficient quantity
to exceed the needs of full-grOwn ami
NAL, and as this excess is stored in thu
tissues of such animals in the form o.
fat, the bran of the present manufacture
is an excellent and healthful fattenine
food. 1t has been used for this purpose
by the extensive millers of Minneapolis
who have gone into the business of feed
ing cattle to use up their large surplus
of bran with the most profitable results
viz, a daily gain Of three and one-hal
pounds of live weight upon daily
ration of twelve and one-half pounds O
bran and sixteen and one-half pounds
OF hay during the first month, and will
an average daily gain of 108 pounds fol
fifteen head the second month and ,
total gain in weight Of LA pounds PEE
head in two months feeding.
This use of bran is most importan
matter for the consideration of farmers
It seems to be reflection upon thei
Judgment that one Of the largest miller
in the world should be forced to bu,
cattle to consume his own bran, becaus
there was not enough demand for it b.
the farmers who could use it with tw
profts-one in making meat and an
other in making manure. Mature ami
mails reject as unnecessary alimcn
nearly all the potash and phosphori
acid Of the food, and nearly all the nj
trogen Of the protein, equal to one-sixt
part Of these heterogeneous substances
They use the fat and the starch. Henc
the manure is very rich, and in ever
, 100 pounds of bran fed to fattenin
cattle nearly three pounds Of phosphorl
acid. worth IS cents, goes out into I'll
J manure, in addition to nearly tw
pounds Of nitrogen, worth at least
cents. Thus 48 cents Of the price /,
: 100 pounds Of bran Is returned q div
, dend or profit in this way alone, an
; this 10 most important itsm II 4
: operation. Truly the wise Cicero VI
/. right whom he said ''Feeding cattle
. the most important past Of sgrictltsr>
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